Biography

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Mini Bio (1)

Austin Nichols was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was raised in Austin, Texas until the age of eighteen, when he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 2002 with a degree in creative writing. His role in Six Feet Under led to films like The Day After Tomorrow, Wimbledon, and Glory Road. Then after playing Morgan Earp on Deadwood, David Milch asked Austin to play the title role in his new series, John From Cincinnati. Nichols has been on a string of hit cable shows. Ray Donovan, Bates Motel and The Walking Dead.

He is of Dutch (from his maternal grandfather), English, Swiss-German, German, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh descent.

His mother, Kay (Vermeulen) Nichols, was a professional trick water skier. His father, David Nichols, is a radiologist.

Personal Quotes (1)

[on David Milch] David is pretty much clinically insane. He's a lunatic. It's sometimes very difficult to be around him, and other times it's just the greatest thing ever. You have to stay on your toes.